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We booked an Airbnb in NH to belatedly (& quietly & cozily) celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. We arrived in the cold, and the dark, and the rain to find that our host had double-booked the cottage. They found us a pet-friendly hotel room to stay in overnight and refunded us (after some not so gentle nudging). Drove the 4 hours home this morning.

Definitely not our best weekend! Photo of Jett to add some cuteness to a very not-cute post!

“My wrist is fine. But I didn't just fall out of bed, I fell off a cliff.“

I could use this book to support reading skills and social-emotional learning in my classroom. My students can discuss how Karen handles frustration and relate it to their own experiences. The graphic novel format helps me teach them how to read panels and understand emotions through images. I can also use it as a writing or art activity, allowing students to express feelings and build empathy while improving comprehension.

In Karen‘s Worst Day, the graphic novel explores complex emotions like frustration and anger in a way that‘s easy for young readers to understand. Through expressive illustrations and simple dialogue, it shows how Karen‘s feelings build up and how she learns to handle them. The visuals help kids recognize emotions and consequences, making mature themes like empathy and self-control accessible and relatable.

My day started off on the wrong foot and I ended up buying about $90 worth of books. #badday

I purchased The Saints of Swallow Hill, The Wedding People and The River is Waiting.

#bibliophile
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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